In a big pond, it is irrelevant how many people hate you, dislike you or even tepidly like you. All that matters is how many people love you.
If you publish a work on the Internet, the amount of negative feedback equals the number of people 0≤N<8×109 who view the work times the density 0<ρ<1 of critics among them. If N>0 and ρ∈(0,1) then Nρ>0. In other words, the only way to escape Internet criticism is if nobody reads anything you publish.
On the other hand, if you create good work then lots of people will read it and Nρ will increase. People criticizing your work means people are paying attention to you. Lots of people criticizing your work is a sign lots of people are viewing it. Lots of people criticizing you is inevitable once enough people know who you are.
Ignoring the Negative
There are two red flags to avoid almost all dangerous people: 1. The perpetually aggrieved ; 2. The angry.
Most criticism comes from the angry and aggrieved. It is trivial to dismiss these people in meatspace. It is harder to do so on an pseudonymous text-based online forum.
I think we can create similar filters for the online world.
In a big pond, it is irrelevant how many people hate you, dislike you or even tepidly like you. All that matters is how many people love you.
If you publish a work on the Internet, the amount of negative feedback equals the number of people 0≤N<8×109 who view the work times the density 0<ρ<1 of critics among them. If N>0 and ρ∈(0,1) then Nρ>0. In other words, the only way to escape Internet criticism is if nobody reads anything you publish.
On the other hand, if you create good work then lots of people will read it and Nρ will increase. People criticizing your work means people are paying attention to you. Lots of people criticizing your work is a sign lots of people are viewing it. Lots of people criticizing you is inevitable once enough people know who you are.
Ignoring the Negative
Most criticism comes from the angry and aggrieved. It is trivial to dismiss these people in meatspace. It is harder to do so on an pseudonymous text-based online forum.
I think we can create similar filters for the online world.
Ignore anyone who does not refute the central thesis.
Ignore arguments that do not endorse an alternative thesis.
Ignore comments that persuade instead of explaining.